Under a wild sky : John James Audubon and the making of the Birds of America / William Souder.
Under a wild sky : John James Audubon and the making of the Birds of America / William Souder.
Under a wild sky : John James Audubon and the making of the Birds of America / William Souder.
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New York : North Point Press, 2004.
Date
2004.
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N598.092/5
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Language
English
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p. cm.
Contents
Pt. I. Audubon and Wilson -- 1. Philadelphia -- 2. Coming across -- 3. A name for every living thing -- 4. Lessons -- 5. A beautiful plantation -- 6. The forester -- 7. The exquisite river -- 8. Mr. Wilson's decade -- Pt. II. The birds of America -- 9. At the Red Banks -- 10. Kentucky life -- 11. Le...
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New York : North Point Press, 2004.
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1st ed.
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New York (State)
Date Published
2004.
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"Before Audubon, ornithological illustrations depicted scaled-down birds perched in static poses. Wheeling beneath storm-wracked skies or ripping flesh from freshly killed prey, Audubon's life-size birds looked as if they might fly screeching off the page. The wildness in the images matched the untamed spirit in Audubon - a self-taught painter and...
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Under a wild sky : John James Audubon and the making of the Birds of America / William Souder.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. ).
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N598.092/5
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0865476713 (hc : alk. paper)
9780865476714 (hc : alk. paper)
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598.092
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991018138969702626
